The second chapter in this story was just too Soprano like to pass up:

He called himself "Duke" and drove around in a flashy black Cadillac with two beefy guys. He hobnobbed with elected officials and government workers in Monmouth County, telling them he owned a demolition company, and did some illegal loansharking to boot.

Authorities say he eventually handed out envelopes of cash in return for the promise of government contracts.

But Robert "Duke" Steffer was actually cooperating with the FBI in its corruption investigation of public officials. In fact, when a reporter from The Star-Ledger of Newark knocked on the door of his Florida home Wednesday, Steffer answered it wearing a blue baseball cap with the letters "FBI" on the front.

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What this all proves is that New Jersey needs a courageous reformer who isn't afraid to buck the George Norcrosses and turn the state around. Bret Schundler is the man to do it! Logon to bret2005.com to find out more.

Greg’s screen name links to Schundler’s site and I think it's safe to say Greg is a campaign staffer. We don’t think he was trying to hide the fact.

We wish we could get all the candidates or their staffs to read what we NJ bloggers are saying – Republican and Democrat candidates. We also wish the candidates would submit their positions and/or solutions to problems for publication. That would give us a chance to agree/ disagree or put our 2 cents into the mix.

As a group we might even think about submitting questions to the candidates and publish their responses, each blog providing their editorial opinion.